Gas-producer.



No: 813,600. PAT BNTED FEB. 27, 1906. E. N. TRUMP. GAS PRODUCER.

APPLIUATION TILED NQV. 21, 1904.

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No. 813,600. PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906 E. N. TRUMP GAS PRODUCER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV, 2L 19514.

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No. 818,600. ATENTED H1327, 1906. E; N. TRUME.

GAS PRODUCER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21 lJUi,

PATENTED FEB. 27, 1906.

B. N. TRUMP. GAS PRODUCER.

APPLIGATZORPILED HGV. 21, 1904.

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UNITED sTA rss PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD N. TRUMP;

orsYR cusE. New YORK.

GAS-PRODUCER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

retested-Feb; 27; 1906-.

Application flied November 21. 1904. Serial hi0. 233,609.

To all whom i; concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD N. TRUMP, a citizen of the United States, resid' at Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga on State of lew York, have invented a new and useful Gas-Producer, of which the following 'is o ,,,g iscifics, tion.

My viitplention relates togas producers,

my object being to provide improved means .wr thejdiseharge'of ash therefrom.

My invention comprises means for the gradual ahdireguljatsble discharge of ash i'rorn the combustion-chamber in suchs way its'to secure and inai'ntein s series of inter m'ittent cleaveges-in vertical planes throughout the height of the fhel-bed. These cleavages maintain a continual agitation of the bod of. fuel and prevent the formation of either clinkers or coke, and thus admit of the use of coals whichhsve hitherto been found impossible in a producer on account of the necessity for a-great'desl ofla bor in breaking the coke-beds, which are formed during t' e distillation of the coal. In this we I not 1 only secure the-requireddischsrge of t e ash,

but. I obviate the necessity 'forresorting to' and the proper regulation of the discharge of ash therefrom 'saidfeed and discharge can be so edjustedrelati't ely that the operation of the producer shall be continuous and au- LOIHatlCfOI' an indefinite period.

I accomp sh 1 object by the mechanism illustrated tl accompanying drawings, in a which Figure l is a, vertical section on line 1 1 of v Fig. 2. Fig.2 is a horizontal section cn'line 2 2 of Fig.1 with's rheostst-controlled niotor added diagrammatically. fre ,Inentary View in elevation, on'a n enlarged see c, of the feeding devicc,'-a. portiono'l the hopper shown in section. =Fi 4 s hm.

iew of the rotatinggleflecting-lllades an .the

table beneath the. same shown in Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a, similar View; as shown-in Fig. 3,

showing a modification of the deflector or do flector-wings. Fig; 6 is a, plan View of some.

dotted lines.

Fig. is e partial viewin elevation pf thecom bustion-chember of the producer: with: the surrounding wall partly broken owe toshofl the fuol-bed and: the defiector for the dischar e of the ash and the plan of cleave eiofthe uel-bed caused thereby indicate I F i 8 is a, horizontal, section just above the ,de ector. i v Similar numerals refer lto si nilar parts throughout the several views] i 'i The combustionsehsn'iher oithe gaei;-produoer is stationary and is constructed inthe usual vey of the cylimier,.,l,.lined with the fire-brick 2. This colnbu'stiomchaln'ber is provided with the exit-pipe 3 for the gasi and.

the inlet 4, with dischar '6-I1QZZl6 5, for elivering the blast to the uel -b.ed. Projecting into the top of the combustion-chamber is the fuel-hopper 6, 'adeptedto be supplied with fuel by the chute or conductor 7, ,con-

nected with any suitable source of supply. The hopper 6 is provided with the stationery 'plaitform' 8, which is hung on the hreckets fl at a distance below the lowerlextension of the The brackets 9 l side; walls of said hopper 6. g are secured to said side wells.v The platform 8 is adapted to be swept by s deflector or-se:

ries of deflectors, l consisting of radially-try tending arms IO'end 11,1nounted onrtl eshaft 12 and driven by the Worm-gear 13 from any suitable source'of powerfsuch, for instellce, asthe rheostet-controlled.inotor 14 These; deflector-arms extend to the edge of the latform 3 or slightly be 0nd the edge'anc are ads ted tobe rots/sec to sweep the fuel over sai edge entirely around the circumference of thetahle,s o that saidfuel shell fell ina circle on to of the producer-fuel bed. The

deflector-win s 15, L6, 17, and 18 ere utilized for seeuringt erequired distribution of the fuel to the top of the l'uehbed It is obvious even feed of fuel to the combustion-chamber issecured, andby the employment of re ulatthis meensl'or rotating the deflector t erequi'red rate of feeding the fuel may ,be se cured and msintained.

. that bythc means shove described a very As the fuehbecomes consumed it settles as'sn esli at the botlt'om ol' the combustion-chamber and inustzhe (lies. charged, or reinoved therefrom during the F ccntinuingoperetion of the produccri: For

thispurpose- IQ rovide automatic and regw rerolvingrleflecton -20, mounted. upon the "lamblesslrdis surging means comprising the I llO 23 upon itQflange for cooperation with a pinion 24, which is driven by any suitable regu latable meanssuch, for instance, as the rheostat-controlled electric motor 25. The deflecton2O by the rotation of its supportingring 2l is'caused to sweep the stationary table 26. This table 26 is stationary and spaced below the lower extension of the com bustion-chamber sufliciently to aflord spacedeflector therebe-' tween. The deflector 20 is so shaped as to for the projection of exert a wedge'action upon. the ash to push the same over the edge of the table 26. The shape of the deflector 20 is preferably curved or spiral, as shown in 2, and so positioned and moved in the direction of its convex side that the angle between 'the radius of its rotation and the tangent to its curve "at the point of intersection of any radius is con-.

stant, so that when the best working angle-is ascertained between 'the tangent of said "over the edge of curve and the intersecting'radius thesar'ne is.

maintained constant throughout the Work ing extension of the deflector. of the deflector 20 is extremely gradual and causes a very gradual discharge'of the ash the stationary table 26, as

shown in Fig. 7. As the deflector 20 is gradu'ally rotated through the bed of ash a space is left behind the deflector 20, having avertical extension corresponding tot-he vertical extension or The horizontal extension of this space will depend upon the extent of the span or bridge which the ash willsup ort over such a space left bythe deflector.

consistency of said material. Such space will,

however, usually be considerable. When the limit of this supportin power of the ash,

comes down'to fill the space left y the said deflector 20. This fallin down of the ash to fill said space results in the falling of all the superimposed fuel-body,-

thro hout its vertical extensionover said spac e leftby the deflector. 'This is indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. -7. It follows that as the deflector la r course there 1s thus an intermittent cleavage of the fuel-body during the entire opera tron of'the producer, which effectually prevents the formation of cjlinkers or coke: in

said fuelbody, and,as above stated, not only obviates the necessity ofusing breakers or stirrers extendingupwardly or downwardly The deflector 20 The rotation thickness of the defiector.

his will vary with thedue to its cohesion, has heenreached, the bridge breaks and the superimppsing bed and consequently results ina vertical cleavage of said fuel-body 'acluallj'iraveis in its circu-f into the fuel-body, but also'permits the use of coals which have hitherto been found impossible in 'a producer on account of the ne-. cessity of breakin up the coke-bedsduring the distillation of t efcoal. 4

By a proper regulation of the motor 25 with respect to theregulation of motor 14 the re uired adjustment between the feed of the fue and the discharge of the ash with respect to the distillation and combustion of t e fuel may be readily secured and maintained at all times.

What I claim isr 1. The combinationof a stationary-recep-' tacle comprising a cylinder having a vertical extension and a table spaced below the lower extension of" the cylinder, a deflector projecting beneath the c *linder and over the table, a support for said eflector located without the receptacle, and means for causing the said support to travel around the receptacle.

2. The combination of a stationary coinbustion-chan1ber,-a stationary table spaced below the lower extension thereof, a. rotatable member located without the periphery of said table and combustiomchamber, means for causing the rotation of saidmember, and

a deflector carried by said rotating member perojecting over thetable from the circumrence toward thecenter thereof.

3. The combination of acombustion-chamher, a stationary table spaced below the lower extension thereoffa deflector adapted torotate about an axis corres onding to the center of. th-e table, a member l zicated outside .of the periphery of said table for supporting the said deflector, and means for causing the gradual rotation of said supporting member.

4. The combination of a combustion-chamber, a stationary 1 table spaced below the lower extension thereof, a rotatable body 'surroundiim the chamber, and e deflector supported hy said rotatable body for sweeping said table being so positioned and rotated and having such curved contact-face that the angle bet-ween the tangent of' the curve and the radius of its rotation shall be the same at every. point of intersect-ion of radius andv curve. 1

5. The combination of a combustion-chamber, a stationary platform s aced below the lower extension thereof, a de actor for sweeping said table, a rotatable member surrounding. said combustion-chamber for support ing saiddeflector at its outer extension and means forcausing the gradual rotation of saidsupporting member.

6. The combination of a. combustion-chamber, agstatio'nary platforms aced below the lowerext ension thereof, a de ector for sweeping said table, a rotatable member surrounding said combustion-chamber for supporting said deflector at its outer extension and regulatable means for causing the gradual rotation of the same.-

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I so.

7. In a. continuously operated gee prosated outside. of said chamber, for supporting duoer, the combination with regulatabie the saiqdefleeiznr, and means for causing $110 mechanism for feeding fuel thereto, a comgradual rotation (if: sarrliupporting member.

bustion-ehamlwer, a stationary table sfgmced- RD N. TRUMP. 5 below the lower excension thereof, a de ector \Vitnesses:

adapted to rotate about an axis correspond- EUGENE ZIEGLER,

ing to the center of the tnble, a member, 10- MAE HOFMAIJN. I 

